My route in South Africa: Western Cape on bicycle, Eastern Cape on bakkie and taxi, Natal on train
Soweto & Johanesbourg
Soweto is 12km from Jo’burg Park station: doable with bicycle. I am surprised to see that it’s a really separated town, with some countryside in between. South West Township was meant to be separated from the white people in Jo’burg!…
Sani Pass
When I started my cycle tour, Bruno in Cape Town told me ‘do the Sani pass’! So I came here in the Drakensberg to cycle that pass. Having cycled much higher passes in North India (Kardlung La, ca. 5500m), I…
Security concerns in South Africa
Many times people tell me how unsafe this or that place could be. And all these wealthy houses with electrical wires, or at least a big metal gate and most often ‘armed response’ certified. I tend to think (White) South…
Wild coast
Long stretches of empty beaches, big cliffs, many rivers coming down, that’s the wild coast! The Transkei -over the Kei river- is a small piece of paradise! The most interesting part is the Xhosa people: the all land belongs to…
Wild life spotting
Spotting Elephants, Rhinos, Buffaloes and Lions in South Africa!
The Garden Route
Time to go back to the coast! Most tourists stops in the nice Wilderness, but I stay in George and Sue’s place in Sedgefield, former colleagues and friends from Klem who hosted me in Kleimond! Friendly people from the generation…
On the route 62
Further East from Agulhas, there is no road anymore along the coast so I go north to Swellendam where I stay in a farm with Pieter and his family. They challenge the agro industry by being the first farm in…
From Cape to Cape (Good Hope to Agulhas)
Touring South Africa on bicycle is not that easy: this is quite a new and empty country, so distances between towns can be over 100km, my day limit with my paniers. So you have to think about your route! My…
Wonderful Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch is the 2nd oldest city in South Africa after Cape Town. You can admire all the Dutch architecture in the center. It’s a very popular touristic destination. And THE area of wine production in South Africa! Enjoy all the…